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Style Thief

A collage of Billy the goat, navy slacks, a pink plaid button-up, and a blue messenger bag.

Style Thief: Calico Critters Are Lesbian Fashion Icons

“Bruce, the leader of the Cloverleaf Corners Environmental Awareness Society, is ready to save the planet in style with this comfy classic tomboy shirt and short combo.”

Heather Hogan —

Aug 18, 2021

butch and stud appreciation day

dyke dictionary

Stud Lesbian — Image shows a Black person with a joyful smile mid dance wearing a oversized vintage denim jacket, a backwards hat, round glasses and black pants. They are sitting down and again, joyfully mid dance.

culture

Stud Lesbians, Explained

In this edition of Dyke Dictionary we break down “Stud Lesbians” w/ the help of our friend (and co-host of the Bad Queers podcast) Kris! — so no more excuses…

Kris Chesson —

Aug 18, 2021

butch and stud appreciation day

lena waithe

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: The Butch Hall of Fame

In honor of Butch and Stud Appreciation Day, we thought, what better way to celebrate than a round up of some of the best posts over the years by some…

Christina Tucker —

Aug 18, 2021

also.also.also

link roundup

A group of Afghan women, one in a green hijab holding a sign, are interviewed by a reporter in Afghanistan.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Don’t Look Away, Today You Should Be Reading About Afghanistan

Leave fat Black women the f*ck alone, and tiny LGBTQ bookstores can be your haven if you let it, and you left your toxic workplace — why does it feel…

Carmen Phillips —

Aug 17, 2021

memoir

nonfiction

A composite of three repeating images of the cover of Arisa White's Who's Your Daddy

lgbt book reviews

Arisa White’s “Who’s Your Daddy” Explores the Quest for Family and Healing in a Queer, African-Diasporic Context

Who’s Your Daddy travels from the United States to Guyana to explore fatherhood and the role of masculinity, care, and caregiving in our lives. While the search for and eventual…

Julie R Enszer —

Aug 17, 2021

bisexuality

you need help

A person with shoulder length pink hair and rainbow overalls uses the bisexual pride flag as a cape during a pride march.

identity

You Need Help: Why Be Out As Bisexual?

There’s something about bisexuality that non-bisexual people project a lot of their fears and questions onto, maybe because it’s positioned as ‘other’ to everything else. So we become the focus…

meg —

Aug 17, 2021

This Is A Coming Out Post

Mae Whitman attends Los Angeles Confidential Magazine celebrating Women of Influence on April 09, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Mae Whitman Is Pansexual, Falls In Love With People of All Genders Thank You Very Much!

“This is the word that fits me best 🌈 and I’m proud+happy to be part of the Bi+ community!”

Heather Hogan —

Aug 16, 2021

interview

non-binary

music

Creative Interviewing Creatives: Mint Simon Is the Non-Binary Voice the Music Industry and Queer Community Both Need

Mint Simon, the brand new solo project from the lead singer of alternative pop trio Caveboy, talks with me about finding fluidity in gender and sexuality during quarantine and re-emerging…

Jackie Lipson —

Aug 16, 2021